The first step of Mycroft's plan was almost complete, and Lestrade's invitation was within his plan, and who called Lestrade a very gentle and good man, and he could not see himself starving in the little black car outside, although he would not really starve. As McCroft had thought, Lestrade invited him, and in his opinion that his blind dates had been facilitated by Mycroft, and there was nothing wrong with him sitting next to him.

However, this is just Lestrade's idea, and it does not mean that other ladies will accept it.

Just now, Lestrade ordered two cups of coffee for the two of them, and specially told one of them to put more milk, and Mycroft has a sweet tooth, which is really inconsistent with his usual image, but there is a contrast in it. When the coffee was served, Lestrade casually pushed the sugar jar in front of Mycroft, and told him by the way: "Mycrof, you need to put the right amount of sugar." ”

Because of Lestrade's words, Mycroft put three pieces of sugar less today, and although the sugar was less, the coffee in his mouth was much sweeter than before.

The eighth lady of the blind date soon appeared, and she was a little surprised by the number of customers in the restaurant, and the waiter led her to their table, and the lady who came to the blind date looked a little bad when she saw the two men sitting side by side and whispering head to head, and simply saw her before she had a seizure.

Lestrade immediately got up with the most sincere smile on her face, perhaps it was Lestrade's face that added points to him, the young lady pursed her lips and swallowed back the words she had just wanted to have a seizure, she stretched out her hand and said, "Hello, I am Sally Franklin." ”

If the woman does not take the initiative to reach out for such a thing, the man will not make the first move, expressing respect for the lady.

But Reistrade took Sally Franklin's fingertip and introduced himself, "Hello, Miss Sally Franklin, I'm Greg Reistrade and it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

Lestrade was a very gentlemanly man, and Sally Franklin was very pleased with the fact that he was holding his fingertips, and his speech was very magnetic, which added points to Lestrade. Such a man turned out to be a divorced man, and Sally Franklin really didn't understand what Lestrade's ex-wife thought.

Miss Sally Franklin was a face-seeker, and the men she liked were handsome, preferably rich and handsome.

Because Reestrade's appearance and today's outfit really added a lot of points to him, this Sally Franklin is also a sharp-eyed person, she can see that Reestrade's suits are all handmade, such a suit is not something that anyone can have, so she sat down after a brief hello to McCroft.

McCroft knew that Miss Sally Franklin worshipped money, and also knew that she liked the shortcomings of handsome guys, but what he didn't expect was to be so strict, he thought that whether he liked Lestrade or not, this Sally Franklin was not a good choice, and as to why she appeared in the list of candidates, McCroft might need to talk to Ancia who made the wrong file.

There are disadvantages and advantages, and Miss Sally Franklin's advantage is probably that she is more gentle, ladylike, and does not lose her temper at people casually.

"I didn't know when you would arrive, so I didn't order a drink for you."

Reistrade noticed Sally Franklin looking at the coffee in front of him and McCroft and immediately explained, and the Franklin waved his hand to call the waiter, who ordered a set meal and a glass of orange juice. The waiter looked at the two men sitting on the other side, it is said that the table here is for a blind date, but the waiter is very curious why the blind date is three people sitting together?

Could it be that two men and a woman are on a blind date?

"What do you need, sir?"

Without looking at the menu, McCroft ordered a set menu for himself and Lestrade, he ordered the most authentic taste made by the chef at the restaurant, and he promised that the one he ordered for Lestrade would be to his taste.

"Trust my choice, you'll love the food."

Lestrade shrugged his shoulders and said okay, McCroft's recommendation can't go wrong, can it?

The two of them were used to this kind of interaction, but Sally Franklin, who was sitting across from her, couldn't, and she had the feeling that this McCroft Holmes was proclaiming something, and his every move was telling Sally Franklin that "I am the one who knows Lestrade best".

This feeling was a little too strong, she sat down in her place, clenched the glass of orange juice, tilted her head and smiled, "I heard that Mr. Lestrade is a detective at Scotland Yard?" ”

"Yes, I barely became the detective of the murder team."

It can't be regarded as reluctant, Lestrade's ability is also obvious to all, how can someone who can be the detective be a fool.

"Then your life must be interesting, right?"

"It's fine."

Lestrade replied with some embarrassment, for there was nothing interesting to explain about his work, but he could not tell Sally Franklin about the dangers that might exist, so he could only say that it was fine.

Mycroft patted Lestrade's hand, he knew what Lestrade was thinking, those cases were not interesting, they were all equivalent to a kind of responsibility squeezed on Lestrade, and it was precisely because he saw the case as a responsibility that he could tolerate Sherlock's existence.

"Mr. Lestrade, I really don't understand why your ex-wife would give up on you, you look so good."

Lestrade smiled bitterly, this topic was a sore spot for him a long time ago, and even now it has a little sourness, after all, his ex-wife was the person he loved the most back then, the person he wanted to hold in the palm of his hand to care.

"Probably because I'm not as good as she wants, and because of work, I can't be by her side for a long time, and I'll be late for all kinds of anniversaries, according to what she said at the time, I don't have much money and I'm kind enough to adopt so many children."

At the beginning, Lestrade really didn't have much money, when he first adopted Harry, he was just a small police detective in the anti-pornography team, and it wasn't until later that he stepped into this position, and he was more apologetic when he mentioned his ex-wife again. They quarreled, separated until his wife cheated, and finally walked towards divorce step by step.

They never contacted each other since, and it might be better for them not to do so.

He lowered his head, and the topic was really heavy when he suddenly brought it up, and this was the first time he mentioned his ex-wife on a blind date. Mycroft looked at a depressed Lestrade and pursed her lips and took his hand, "It's all in the past, dear Greg. ”

Miss Sally Franklin's face was not very good when Reestrade mentioned his ex-wife, she heard a few key words, first of all, money, and secondly, adopted children, and she heard from the people who introduced her and Reestrade that although Reestrade had no biological children, she had adopted several children, and now it seems that this number may not be the number that can be counted on one hand. And after seeing McCroft's intimate movements, Miss Sally Franklin's face was even more unpleasant, and McCroft's action of attaching his hand to Lestrade's hand was so smooth that it fully proved to Sally Franklin that he did it often.

And the main thing is that Lestrade did not refuse either.

She cleared her throat and decided to change the subject.

"You and Mr. Holmes seem to be very good friends, and you must have known each other for a long time."

This time it was McCroft who answered, and his second step was good, and McCroft was indeed asserting his sovereignty, and he was telling Sally Franklin to retreat.

"Greg and I met two years ago because of my brother Sherlock. All I can say to you is that dear Greg is one of the few good people in this world, and if it weren't for him, my brother would probably be dead. ”

Mycroft's eyes were full of gratitude and love when he looked at Relestrade, and how much of it was true and how much was false was not clear to Mycroft himself, he recalled his memory, and his love for Reistrid appeared early, so every moment about Reistrade was firmly engraved in McCroft's mind.

Sally Franklin's face was a little better, she liked good people, and if Lestrade was really as good as McCroft said, at least Franklin didn't need to worry about domestic violence.

"I'm even more grateful that Greg has been helping me take care of Sherlock, as well as my adopted son, Will."

Chewing on this sentence can know a lot, Miss Franklin is not stupid, just now the good face is gloomy again, she really doubts the relationship between Lestrade and McCroft, it is the first time she has heard of someone helping a friend raise a child and a brother.

Mycroft was creating an atmosphere now, and it was getting stronger, and Miss Sally Franklin's face hadn't been any better since, and she really didn't want to go into these conversations, and whatever it was, she found that there were McCroft's shadows in it, and those shadows were telling Sally Franklin over and over again, that the two were a couple.

"That's enough."

Sally Franklin interrupted Lestrade, who blinked and looked at her in surprise and wondered what was going on.

Miss Franklin pushed away the stool behind her and stood up, "Thank you for your lunch, Mr. Lestrade, I think you can marry Mr. Mycroft next to you, you look like a natural pair." ”

Lestrade grew his mouth, how the hell did such a powerful theory come to be summed up, and he and Mycroft went to get married?! What**！ What the heck!

Sally Franklin sneered, obviously a couple who still came here to cheat on marriage, and they looked surprised when they were exposed, did they really think of her as a fool! It's so disgusting.

She was so angry at the look of surprise that she took the cup in front of her and poured the hot white water in the cup on Lestrade, which Miss Sally Franklin had just wanted, because she had a bad stomach lately and couldn't eat anything too cold, and she had contributed it to Lestrade before she had drunk the water.

It was boiling hot water, and if it weren't for Mycroft's quick hand in front of Lestrade, it would have been enough for Lestrade, after all, Miss Sally Franklin was aiming for Lestrade's handsome face. Mycroft's arm ached, and instead of paying attention to his own, he immediately asked Lestrade if anything was wrong.

Lestrade shook his head, although some water splashed on him, but with McCroft's gear, he didn't feel that hot, but he ......

Mycroft's left arm was all wet, and he said sternly to Sally Franklin in front of him: "The two of us don't have anything, I don't think you and Greg seem to be a good fit, and we don't plan to pursue this matter, please be sorry Miss Sally Franklin." ”

Mycroft wondered if Ancia had made the wrong date for herself, and who said Miss Sally Franklin was a good-natured person?! She dares to splash such hot water, will she splash sulfuric acid next time?

Sally Franklin angrily stamped her foot, grabbed her bag, and left.

Lestrade immediately stood up to check the burns on Mycroft's arm, for it was a relatively light summer dress, and Mycroft would not be fine if hot water splashed him.

Mycroft's arm was blistered, and he patted Lestrade on the shoulder with one hand and comforted him, saying, "It's all right, it's all a small thing, and it will be fine soon." ”

"You need to be treated right away."

Lestrade said sternly.

Mycroft thought for a moment and put his arm down and said, "I'll arrange for Ancia to take the doctor to my house immediately, this meal doesn't seem to be edible, I'll send you home first." ”

"No, I'll go to your house with you, and I'll hear what the doctor has to say."

Mycroft looked embarrassed and finally nodded, "Then welcome, dear Greg." ”

The new destination is Mycroft's villa, but Lestrade doesn't know that there is a scheme called the Bitter Meat Scheme, and another scheme called the Desire to Indulge.

Poor Lestrade was falling into the pit that Mycroft had just dug.